Why Nintendo won't drop the price of Wii U this year

[Aielyn]

RolStoppable said:

Aielyn said:

RolStoppable said:
Yes, I remember. Good games and a good price point. What makes you think that the Wii U doesn't need both of those things?

What makes you think that $50 more than the Wii is so much that it takes the system from "enough to create a phenomenon" to "not going to sell well, even with great games"? It's not like we're talking PS3-launch level prices.

It's a $100 difference between the Wii and Wii U. And the answer is the Gamepad.

Wii U Basic is $300. Wii was $250. That's a $50 difference.

Indeed, in Australia, the Wii was $400, the Wii U Basic is $350. And the Wii was selling far better. Games decide sales, not price. If the games are high enough quality, people will pay the price.